Don, I feel for you! In the middle of covering my tail feathers this week. Halfway through rib stitching the horizontal, it slipped from my hand with a needle still in fabric and tore a small line in fabric on top surface. No way I was going to pull everything off and start over! Placed a small patch and am moving forward. Repair looks good but it will be in plain sight. Can't wait to see Frankenstein taxiing around! Greatest insipirtation!